Marcela Holguín

Marcela Holguín or Marcela Priscila Holguín Naranjo (born November 23, 1973) is an Ecuadorian politician. In 2002 she became the first Vice President of the National Assembly of Ecuador.

Marcela Holguín
in 2022
Born (1973-11-23) November 23, 1973
Manabí Province, Ecuador
EducationCentral University of Ecuador
Occupation(s)politician and journalist
Known forfirst Vice President of the National Assembly of Ecuador since July 21, 2022.
Political partyAlianza País

Life

Holguín was born in Manabí Province, Ecuador in 1973. Holguín graduated from the Central University of Ecuador, before she gained her master's degree in communication in 2007 at the Andean University "Simón Bolívar".[1][2]

In 2006 she began a career in journalism working for Ecuavisa.[1] She then became active in the Alianza País political party and she was their candidate to the National Assembly in Pichincha's North Central District.[3]

In 2019 Holguin was one of three members of the National Assembly investigated by the Attorney General for allegedly inciting violence during the General Strike in October 2019. The other two were Marcela Aguiñaga and Daniel Romero.[4]

On July 21, 2022 she was elected as the National Assembly's First Vice President.[3]

References
  1. "FROM JOURNALISM TO THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY".
  2. Confirmado.net, Roger (2022-07-21). "Marcela Holguín electa Primera Vicepresidenta de la Asamblea Nacional". Confirmado.net (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-10-04.
  3. "Marcela Holguín, la nueva primera vicepresidenta de la Asamblea Nacional, dejó el periodismo para dedicarse de lleno a la política". El Universo (in Spanish). 2022-07-21. Retrieved 2022-10-04.
  4. "Tres legisladoras del bloque correísta son investigadas por presuntamente incitar a la violencia durante el paro". El Comercio. 14 Nov 2019. Retrieved 8 Oct 2022.
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